In the case of The Right Honourable The Countess of Caledon v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and another [2016] EWHC 2214 (QB), the Applicant, the Rt Hon the Countess of Caledon, failed to satisfy both stages of the test to obtain a Norwich Pharmacal Order (‘NPO’) against the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis (the ‘MPS’) for disclosure of information. [read post]

*Under the circumstances, said the Appellate Division, the Legislature was required to fulfill its constitutionally based duty to appoint an Election Commissioner, which it then did by appointing Thomas Brown to the vacancy.The Appellate Division explained that as Wood had not be "validly" appointed to the position, the Legislature was free to appoint any eligible person to the vacant Election Commissioner position.* Wood did not file a timely appeal challenging… [read post]

Removal and appointment of an individual to the position of Election Commissioner by a county legislatureMatter of Wood v County of Cortland, 23 Misc 3d 913The general rule is that the power to appoint implies the power to remove. [read post]

Wood, Chair of the County Democratic Committee, sued Cortland County and Thomas Brown contending that he was wrongfully removed as Democratic Election Commissioner effective December 10, 2008 and that Thomas Brown was not properly appointed to that office for a term commencing January 1, 2009 in his stead.The authority relied upon by the County Legislature for Wood from his position: The County's Code of Ethics (Local Law 2 of 2008) prohibits an individual from… [read post]

Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation vCommissioners of Inland Revenue and anor continues this week in the Supreme Court from Monday until Wednesday, and is being heard by a panel of seven (L Hope, L Walker, L Dyson, L Brown, L Clarke, L Sumption and L Reed). [read post]

The following six appeals from Trinidad and Tobago will be heard by Lords Phillips, Brown, Mance, Kerr and Dyson from Tuesday 17 May 2011 – Thursday 19 May 2011 in the Privy Council: Winston Gibson v Public Service Commission; Ranjan Rampersad vCommissioner of Police and Police Service Commission; Robert Ramsahai v Teaching Service Commission; Ashford Sankar & Others v Public Service Commission; Gopichand Ganga and Others v… [read post]

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